The sky was as clear as the sea was quiet. A wave of heat hit, the deck was so hot that it was suffocating, and the cabin was stuffy, which made Cai Zhenguo, who was well-dressed, very impatient, but it was not as good as those sailors. The envoys to foreign countries had an unusual identity as officials, and their words and deeds represented the country, so they dared not do anything rude.

"The water temperature must be around 20 degrees, why is it so hot?" A sailor carrying a leather bucket to clean the deck complained to his companion: "I'm almost baking oil."

"When I passed by Malta just now, I saw that the smoke pillars on the island soared into the sky and the forest was covered. The weather was really hot." Another sailor was wiping the deck with a towel. He said without raising his head when he heard this: "There will be a long vacation after arriving in Cagliari, so you can have a good rest. This is so terrible weather."

Their ship departed from the port of Smyrna and carried a large number of raisins, blankets, leather, dried fruits and other goods. They would stop in Cagliari, Sardinia, sell some goods, and then add some wheat to the final destination, Nazia for sale. It should be said that they can still make some money on this voyage. Although it is not as profitable as ocean-going voyage, it can at least make up for some of the expenses of various commercial stations (intelligence stations), which is enough.

Cai Zhenguo went to Istanbul before to "strengthen" the relationship between the East Coast and Turkey. The so-called strengthening is actually a euphemism for restoring the relationship. Given that the Turks had complained that the East Coast did not respect Turkey enough, Cai Zhenguo met with Sudan and Daweizi in person this time, and was very polite, which was enough to give enough face. However, when Cai involved key interests, he did not give in at all. As the saying goes, I will give you face, and I will take the inner thoughts, and there is no negotiation! Fortunately, the Turks accepted it in the end.

However, they seemed a little dissatisfied, because they felt that the cooperation between the East Coast and the Ottomans was no longer the same as before. They now had Italy and the Erath Khanate, and they also had a huge influence in the Crimean Khanate. The importance of the Ottoman Empire had declined, which made them a little annoyed. Fortunately, everyone is an adult who knows things and will not make a fearless battle of will. The Ottoman Empire is facing strong pressure from Austria and Poland, and the East Coast people also need to win over them to achieve long-term planning in the Black Sea, so the army can only continue to cooperate in the end.

Of course, Cai Zhenguo did seriously consider the expansion of the Venetians on the Dalmatian coast. The Ottomans criticized this a lot, but the Venetians' expansion was really strong. After thinking about it, they could only let both sides take a step back! The Venetians had to understand that if the Northern Italian coalition captured more Italian states, Venice, as one of the two most important franchisees, would have gained greater benefits, and there would be basically no future troubles, at least it would be less troubles than worrying about being counterattacked by the Ottoman Empire after seizing the Dalmatian coast, right?

As for Turkey, it is actually very simple. Let them look forward and know who the biggest enemy is at present! The Dalmatia coast has a complex terrain and many islands, which is very suitable for the Venetians with relatively strong naval strength. Moreover, they can organize an army of tens of thousands. With the assistance of the navy, how many troops are you going to send to defend? 100,000? I'm afraid it's not enough. 200,000? Do you want it elsewhere? It's not okay to care about your head and butt!

Therefore, in the end, the Ottoman Turks accepted the reality and planned to cease fire with the Venetians on the lines of actual control of the current parties. As for the sovereignty of these places, they will be put on hold for the time being and discussed later. Basically, this is the Turks who acknowledged the Venetians' occupation of some areas of the Dalmatia coast that they were currently swallowed. If the Venetians were not tactful and had to continue attacking, then His Holiness could not hold on, and might as well gather troops to attack, and for this reason they would give up the interests of other places, such as returning the Potolian province and Western Ukraine to Poland.

The Venetians were not willing to agree at first. However, after thinking for a while, Cai Zhenguo decided not to "spoil" them, and to stop when they were good and transfer their energy to the north. The Austrians and the French are the primary enemies they need to pay attention to. As for the Spanish kingdoms that nominally control Milan, Parma, Naples, Sicily and other places, there is really no need to worry. Once they decide to break up with Spain in the future, it will not be difficult for the Italian coalition forces to occupy these places. Those Spanish stationed

The army, one by one, was a big-headed man, and was not good at collecting money, but it was impossible to fight. What about the local nobles? Some of them may be partially inclined to the Habsburg royal family, but there were definitely not many, and there might even be a considerable number of them. Previously, the *Asians patted their chests and said that they could take over Sicily, which they had been operating for decades in a short period of time. For this reason, they had recruited soldiers and horses in Naoya, Corsica and other places, and were waiting to be launched. Naoya, this is the case. Can the Venetians with greater influence do it? How is it possible!

The merchant ship broke down and stopped directly at Port Cagliari. The sailors shook each other and then went ashore in batches and disappeared in the streets and alleys. Cai Zhenguo, the plenipotentiary of the Republic of China East Coast to Europe, went ashore with the escort of several followers, hired a carriage and then went to a villa outside Port Cagliari.

This is one of the strongholds operated by the Nasians here, and belongs to the famous Saint George Trading Company in the country. The three major islands in the Western Mediterranean, Corsica, Sicily and Sardinia, the Nasians have a very strong influence (ranked in sequence). Among them, Corsica is almost the same as direct control. In addition to having no garrison, the aristocrats on the island all rely on the nasians and pay a lot of money every year. Sicily was a very important source of food for the East Coast before the people of the East Coast opened up the Black Sea food source (the other major source is North Africa). The island is full of grain plantations run by the Nasians, and the business also controls them. However, in recent years, this island has planted a large amount of sugarcane, and the grain output has dropped sharply. This is the choice of the Nasians. People in the East Coast cannot say anything, but it shows how deep the people's control is.

There are some problems with the control of Sardinia. Overall, the Spanish Kingdom is still very powerful here, because there are many nobles from Spain, and local colonial officials are also more capable, helping the Spanish Kingdom barely maintain the situation, which is very different from the rule of the Principal of Milan. But what about this? In the plan of the East Coast and the Asians, in the future, they will organize a large army to land here, directly use military means to dismantle the Spanish rule, and force the large island to join the Northern Italian Federation.

Cai Zhenguo discussed with the representative of the Saint George Trading Company in the villa for two days, and the main content of the discussion was about the occupation of Sardinia. The Asians were very confident in this because the Tuscan Principality was attracted by them and would provide direct military assistance to make up for the Asians' shortcomings in the army. Cai Zhenguo praised this because he did not want to see the Venetians dominant in the Northern Italian coalition. It is not a bad thing to have Florence come forward to check and balance.

However, Cai Zhenguo also kindly reminded that the Asians should manage Corsica well and not treat them as colonies. Although there is no open levy and excessive taxes, controlling their foreign trade is itself a serious act of exploitation. Over time, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among local nobles and merchants. This trend is already there. The Asians' reputation of Corsica is not good. The Asians' locals are narrow and narrow, with a population of only over 600,000. If they can be deeply integrated with Corsica, then their strength will usher in a leap, and they will truly have the capital to bargain with the Venetians.

The representative of the Saint George Trading Company still knew the importance and nodded after hearing this. Although Na Ya is rich, but the population and territory are too small, the potential is limited. If you think about it this way, your eyes were indeed too shallow in the past. The relationship between Corsica and Na Ya is not harmonious, so the people have greater responsibility. Now, the good prospects of the Northern Italian Federation can be seen as long as they are not blind. As the saying goes, there are money, some people, territory, and external support. If this time,

If you take advantage of the chaos and annex some states, you will be even richer, some people will have territory. How to compete for influence on these newly occupied lands is a very complex science, which requires both complex relationships and hard strength. Venice's economy has recovered rapidly over the years, the treasury has a certain surplus, and the national population is two or three million, and the army is not bad. If you really want to fight, you will still have a great advantage. Then the Asian Republic needs to prepare early.

Before leaving, Cai Zhenguo also revealed the current physical condition of King Carlos to the Asian man. According to the information they received, King Carlos is currently lying in bed for half a year, and his physical condition is very poor, and he has adverse symptoms such as auditory hallucinations and asthma. Sometimes he doesn't even recognize his confidant. All his teeth are lost and he lives by drinking human milk. His body is too thin to become human and can almost blow down in a gust of wind. Cai Zhenguo asked them to make preparations, and don't wait until King Carlos really dies and is in a hurry. The Asian man naturally has no objection to this and nods repeatedly.
Chapter completed!